Dozens arrested after defying ban on Pride march in Istanbul

People shout slogans next to Turkish police officers during the LGBTQ Pride March in Istanbul (Emrah Gurel/AP)

Dozens of people have been detained in central Istanbul after city authorities banned an LGBTQ Pride march, organisers said.

Turkey’s largest city has banned the march since 2015 but large crowds nonetheless gather every year to mark the end of Pride Month. Organisers called the ban unlawful.